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Report on a letter from the Australian Gas Light Company for the supply of lighting, 1848

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Unique IDA-00434490SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899DateBetween 31st August 1848 and 21st December 1848Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Lighting Committee on a letter from the Australian Gas Light Company on conditions for the supply of lighting with particular reference to the high cost of providing lamps in Gloucester, Cambridge and Kent Streets, and requesting that the depth of trenches be at the discretion of the Company and that the Council be responsible for costs if the street levels are altered causing mains to need re-laying. Committee recommended that oil lamps be used in the named locations instead of gas, and that the Company's other conditions be agreed to. Appended: letter from Australian Gas Light Company.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Source system ID21/6/394 [971]

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report on a letter from the Australian Gas Light Company for the supply of lighting, 1848